Power-transmission mechanism.



E. JAMES. POWER TRANSMISSION MEGHANISM.

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APPLIOATION FILED DEO. 29, 1909.

990,814. Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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i UNITED STAT-Es PATENT onirica EDGAR JAMES, 0F LINCOLNT'ON, NORTH CAROLINA., ASSIG-NOB .0F .ONE-HAIiF TO B. E. COSTNEE, 0F LINCOLNTDNNORTH CAROLINA.

TOWER-:rmsirlssron MECHANISM.

To all 'whom z't-may concern:

Be it known |that I, EDGAR JAMES, a citizen of the United States, and a residentof Lincolnton,` in the county of Lincoln and State of North Carolina, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Power-Transmission Mechanism, of whichthe lfollowing is a specification. y

My invention relates to` improvements in devices for transmitting power and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

`bodiment of my improved locking mechanism therefor.

An object of my invention is to provide means by which motion may be transmitted from a shaft 4or other moving part to an.- other shaft, with means for varying the speed or causing the reversal of the movement of the second shaft at will.

A further obj ect of my invention is to provide novel means for the opera-tion of a series of friction wheels so as -to cause the wheels to bear on or to be moved awayfrom the friction wheels. A

A further obj ect of my invention isto rovide a slidable frame for carrying the iction wheels, the movement of this frame causing the shifting of the wheels relative to the frictiondisks and thus resulting in a variation in the speed of thedevice.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following yspecification and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1l is a plan view showing one emower transmission. Fig.'2 is a similar View showing the mechanism ina shifted position.` Fig. 3 is a plan view of the operating lever and the Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the device. Fig. 5 is a transverse section along .the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fi 6 is a detail'view showing the pivoted sha s and frame. Fig. 7 is a detail view at right angles to Fig. 6 showing the hinged shaft.- Fig. 8 is a section at right angles to Fig; 6 showing the hinged frame. Fig. 9 is a plan view showing a modified form of transmission. Fig. 10 -is a plan view similar to Fig. 9 showing the mechanism in a shifted position. Fig. 11 is a plan View of the operating lever and the locking mecha- Specification of Letters Patent Application led December 29,1909. Serial` No. 535,385.

Patented Apr.. '25, 1911.

nism. Fig. 12 is a longitudinal, section through -the modified device. Fig. 13 'is a transverse section along the line 13-13 -of Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a detail view showing the lever connections in amodied form.

In carrying out my invention I provide a main frame 1 bearing at one end a power shaft 2 and at the other end a drivin shaft 3, the shaft 2 is provided with a riction wheel 4, while .the shaft 3 is provided with the friction wheels 5 and 6. A base strip 7 extends longitudinally 0f the device as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and to this strip is l secured a rod 8. Mounted to slide on the rod S'areethe three uprights9, 10 and 11. These uprights are secured together by means of a central brace 12 while their upper ends 9", 1() and llxconstitute bearings for a shaft 13.

This shaft is provided with friction wheels i 14, 15 anale.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and v5 it will be seen that there Vis a second series of curved uprights slidably `mounted at their lower ends upon the rod v8. These curved uprights are shown at 17, 18 and 19. The upper ends of the curved supports 17, 18 and 19 are provided with bearlngs 17X, 18x and 19x respectively. In the bearings 17X and 18-x is mounted a short shaft 20, while between-the bearings 18"' and 19x is mounted a shaft 21 which is connected with the shaft 20 inthe manner hereinafter described. The shaft 2O bears on one end a friction wheel 22 while the shaft 21 bears a friction wheel 23.- At' I.

the joining vof the shafts 20 and 2l is a friction wheel 2.4. On the opposite side of the shaft 13 from the shaft'21 is a shaft 25 which is mountedin the bearings26X and 27 `ofithe cunved supports 26 and 27 .which are si'milarto the supports f18 and 19 and which are also mounted on the rod -8 at their lower ends. The shaft 25 bears the friction wheels 28 and 29." The uprights 26 and 27 are con-l nected .bymeans of a brace 26?. Secured to the longitudinal brace 12 isa bracket 30 through an opening in which the shaft 31 of the operatm r lever extends. Thelower ond of this sha tis pivotally mounted 'in an opening in the base portion 7. A yoke 32 is secured to a longitudinal brace 33 which connectsthe support 1-7 and the support 18,

and the brace 34 is hinged at 35 to the brace 33 and is secured at the other end tothe support 19. The shaft 31 of the operating lever is provided with a pin 36 arranged to engage i the upturned ends 32* limit itsmo'vement.

It will be seen from Figs. 3 and 5 that a bracket 37 is secured to the framel upon which the devices for locking the lever in. its

of the yoke 32 to shifted positions are held. The means for v locking the lever in its forward and rearconnected to the shaft 2O by the lever 46 on the handle 41.

The operating lever 31 is connected by means of a link 47 to a bell crank lever 48 secured tothe central brace 12. site end of this lever is connected to the respective braces 34 and 26a on either side.

The connections between the shafts 20 and 21 is best shown in Figs. 6 and 7. AIn these figures it will be seen that the wheel 24 is by means of a pin 24a. The wheel 24 is recessed at 49 to provide for play of the shaft 21'which is secured to the wheel 24 by means of a key and slot connection 50. It will be seen that ,the slot is slightly larger than the key so as to permit the shaft 21 to be inclined but arranged so as to drive the shaft 21.

From theA foregoing description of the various parts of the device the operation thereof may be readily understood. Let us assume that the power shaft 2 and the disk 4 are turning in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. l. lIf now, the handle 41 of the operating lever be turned clockwise or as in Fig. 4 toward the plane of the paper and at. the same time set toward the rear as shown in Fig. 4, `theapparatus will assume the `osition shown in Fig. 1. It will be noted) that in this position the wheels 14 and 22 are in contact with the disk 4 and that they are close to the shaft 2, and slow motion in op site directions will be imparted to. the shaft0 motion to the shaft2l. The rotation of the operating lever has caused the bell-'crank lever 48 to move so as to bring the friction wheel 23 into enga ement with one side' of the disk 5. The be l-crank lever is pivoted at 48EL which is fthe fulcrum. When the wheel 23 bears on the disk a further rotation of the shaft will cause the crowding of the shaft 13 toward the shaft 21 thereby bringing the wheel 14 into engagement with the disk 4 and the Wheel 16 into engagement 41 so as t-o retain the lever in its. different positions.

s 13 and 20, the latter impartingv with the disk 5. This will cause the rotation of the disk 5 in the direction indicated by the-arrow. The disk 6 being on the Same shaft will, ofcourse, rotate in the same direction. The operating lever may be kept in its turned position by means of the pin 45 -which enters the hol 44. The speed can be increased or decreased by moving the handle in the direction of the curved arrow shown in Fig. 4. When the operating shaft isrotated in the opposite direction the parts will t-ake the position shown in Fig. 2. In this position the .wheel 23 on the shaft 21 is thrown out of en agement with the disk 5, the loose joint at t 1e wheel 24 permitting the shaft 21 to incline. The wheel v29 is pulled inwardly into contact with the Wheel G. When this wheel bears on the disk 6 the reaction at the fulcrum 48n will force the shaft 13 upwardly and the wheel 16 into engagement with the wheel 6. At the same time the wheel 28 is forced into engagement with the wheel 15 thereby crowding the wheel 14 against the wheel 4. The rotation of the shafts 13 and 20 causes the wheel 15 to move in the direction indicated by the arrow, the wheel 28 moves in the opposite direction, and therefore the wheels 29 and 16 will move in the direction indicated by the arrows for these parts. This will insult in the rotation of the shaft 3 and the disks 5 and 6 in the oppositedirection to that indicated by the arrows 1n Fig. 1. Thus it will be seen thatl the rotation of the operating rod willv cause a forward or reverse movement of the shaft 3, with the driving shaft 2 rotating continuously in one direction. Since the frame bearing the shafts may be caused to slide along the rod 8 the friction wheels may engage their respective disks near the center of rotation of the latter or farther away from them thereby changing the speed from a maximum to a minimum or vice versa.

In Figs. 9 to 14 inclusive I have shown a modified form. This consists principally in the addition of a third disk 51 and a shaft 52 bearing wheels 53 and 54. When the operating lever 31 is turned clockwise it w1ll push the link 55 forwardly in the direction indicated by the arrow, Fig. 9. This will cause the bell cranks 56 and 57 to move the rods 56% and 57a outwardly thereby disengaging wheels 54I and 29 from their respective disks 51 and 6, and at the same time the bell-crank 58 will cause the wheels 23V and 16 to engage the disk 5 and to turn the latter in the directionindicated by the arrow. .In Fig. 10the retraction of the rod 55 inthe direction indicated by the arrow will cause the bell cranks 56 and 57 to pull inwardly on the rods 56 and 57a so that the wheels 54 and 29 will becaused to engage the respective disks 51 and 6. At the same time the wheels 28 and 53 will contact with the respective wheels 15 and 24. p The disks 5l l and 6 will be driven in the opposite direction from that shown in Fig. 9 and the shaft 3 will therefore havey its direction. of` rotation may be had, either forward or reverse di-v rection.

I cla1m: l. A vpower transmission device comprising a drive shaft, a driven shaft, friction,

disks on each of said shafts, a series of slidably mounted friction wheels for transmit- .ting motion from one shaft to the other, means including a lever for shifting the entire series'of wheels to effect a" change of speed, and other means` ada ted to be actuated by said lever for shi ting certain of said wheels into and out of' engagement with said disks for causing the reversal of the driven shaft.

2. A ower transmissiondevice comprising a rive shaft, a driven shaft, friction disks oneach of said shafts, a series of slidably mounted friction wheels for transmitting motion froml one shaft to the .other, means including a lever for shifting the entire series of wheels vto effectv a change of speed, and other means ada ted to be actuated by saidlever A4for 4shi ing certain of.'

said wheels into and outfof engagement with said disks for causing the reversal of the driven shaft, means for locking the shifting means to maintain a constant speedan be moved toward either shaft, a lever pivmeans for locking the .shifting means to maint-ain rotation 1n a given direction.

3. In a transmission device a pair of parallel shafts, friction disks on said parallel shafts, a series of slidable friction wheels disposed between said shafts and adapted to oted at one end arranged to shift said wheels by movement about said ivot, said lever beingadapted to be rotate on its axis and connections between said lever and certain .ably mounted on the said base disposed between said transverse Shafts, friction wheels carried by said longitudinal shafts, a lever pivotally mounted'on said base for moving said shafts in the 4direction of their length,

said lever beingada ted to rotate -about its own axis, leverand) link connections for moving certain of said longitudinal shafts in a lateral 'direction to bring the friction wheels into or out of engagement with the disks, and means for maintaining the shafts in both of their adjusted positions.'

5. `In a powertransmission device, a pairof parallel shafts, friction disks carried thereby, a'series of slidablymounted shafts dis osed between said parallel shafts and at rigiitangles to them, means for moving said ser-ies of shafts toward or away. from said parallel shafts, means for moving said longitudinal shafts toward and away from eachother, one of said shafts having a universal ]o1nt, friction Wheels-mounted on -saidseries .of movable shafts andadapted to engage Said friction ,disks and a common operating lever for moving all of said series of shafts toward andaway from said parallel shafts.

EDGAR J AMES, -Witnesse'szf- 5 fQRIfE. CosTN-En,

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